Synopses & Reviews
Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless is at crossroads. The rough economy has put her plans for a third restaurant on hold, and her long distance romance is on the rocks and quite possibly unsalvageable. Unsure of what to do next, she takes her good friend A. J. Nolan up on his standing offer to take her on as a private investigator.
While still in training, her first job seems simple enough. All she had to do is find Annie Archers stepfather. Jane tracks down a likely match—a man who has made a small fortune in real estate. While shes happy to close her first case, she finds it hard to reconcile the difference between PI work—finding what people pay you to find—and uncovering the truth, the whole truth, especially when clues in this seemingly simple case point to more threatening family secrets than where Annies father has been hiding out.
Ellen Harts The Mirror and the Mask is another engrossing mystery filled with the deceit and psychological intrigue that fans have come to expect from this Lambda and Minnesota Book Award--winning author.
Review
Praise for Ellen Hart
“Ellen Hart, one of Minnesotas bestselling mystery writers, weaves a net of complex relationships.… Sweet Poison is as much a psychological thriller about unrequited love as a mystery.”
---St. Paul Pioneer Press on Sweet Poison
“Juicy…Hart fans will enjoy the many twists, both personal and criminal.”
---Publishers Weekly on Sweet Poison
“A solidly satisfying sixteenth title in this popular lesbian murder-mystery series…as she plumbs deeper into the convoluted hearts and minds of her fascinating characters.”
---Booklist on Sweet Poison
“Hart is at the top of her game.”
---Curve Magazine on The Mortal Groove
“Hart masterfully whips these intrigues together with her sleuths interesting nonmystery lives…to add a fine sauce to a hearty, Minneapolis-flavored mystery dish.”
---Rocky Mountain News on The Iron Girl
“Jane Lawless and her trusty sidekick, Cordelia Thorn, are the most refreshing, entertaining, and cerebrally stimulating duo since Rex Stouts unbeatable combo of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.”
---Baltimore Alternative
Synopsis
Jane Lawless has decided to train as a PI. Her first job seems simple: Find Annie Andrews father. Jane succeeds, but begins to feel that theres a lot more to this story.
About the Author
ELLEN HART, “a top novelist in the cultishly popular gay mystery genre” (Entertainment Weekly), is also a Lambda and Minnesota Book Award winner. The author of sixteen previous mysteries featuring Jane Lawless, she lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.